[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-king-of-technology":3,"chapter-i-m-the-king-of-technology-i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-949":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm the King Of Technology",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},973303,1270,"Chapter 949 - A Doctors Delimma","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-949",949,"\u003Cp>Seeing the serious look on the faces of these doctors, Landon found it funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, as doctors, it was their right to know these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. Gout doesn’t aid or enhance enlargement of one’s private genitals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landon flipped through the records and took his time to explain everything that he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The information made the doctors weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a thing existed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was really strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Landon thought the strangest person was Andrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the late Nopline wasn’t as big as he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, where people struggled to survive all about the world, this guy was just chilling without any care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even nobles who had the money to sustain large quantities of food didn’t allow themselves to get this big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was fit with abs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the grandfathers around were fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talk less of the peasants who, even at their old age, still became fishers out in the sea, farmers working and carrying things over their shoulders and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their metabolism rates were high, leaving many hungry all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, things had changed within the Pyno continent, where peasants could now afford to eat more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, they were very much exploited and could spend 3 or 5 copper coins on a tiny loaf of bread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, 3 cans of beans were sold for 2 copper coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Ramen noodles, Sardines, soups and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Baymardian goods, other merchants had to stop exploitation and reasonably sell their goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even those Black-bellied ones who used to sell 10 cups of rice for 50 copper coins have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was cups and not the actual bag of rice itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with Baymardian small-sized boxes of rice to medium and even large bags of rice sold at moderate prices, they had to stop exploitation if they wanted to survive in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the peasants could now have their fill and could afford 3 Square meals, unlike previously when they would only eat once or sometimes skip days hungry, relying on just water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the pleasant women who were deemed fat here could be seen as curvy or size 12’s or 14 back on earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t that big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So seeing someone like Andrew was truly unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It showed that he was spoiled with no discipline and had too much money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How else could he afford such large quantities of food during all his meals?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Andrew’s entire existence was a mystery to those who first laid their eyes on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Milla, who had been nothing down a few notes, tapped her pen on her face thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your majesty, now that we know what it is... is it curable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmhm. It remains one of the most treatable forms of arthritis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aim of treatment here is to settle the symptoms of an acute attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like I said, gout is a form of arthritis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And arthritis has no cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, we can prevent repeated attacks by some medications and therapy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s important to note that without any treatment, these episodes of gout would go away on their own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then that’s good. But why do I feel a ’but’ coming along?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at Landon curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As doctors, they weren’t that naive to believe that something this shocking could go away without any repercussions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t the flu, alright?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the patient had a lot of complications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like high blood pressure, obesity and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way that the body wouldn’t suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landon chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right to be suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since arthritis has no cure, the patient would undoubtedly have several episodes of Gout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, the more episodes came, the more it would develop into chronic gout with the destruction of joint surfaces... leading to joint deformity, Tophi, and kidney stones, to name a few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s no surprise that all this would potentially lead to kidney damage, hemolytic anemia and several other complicated illnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though we can’t cure it, we can do certain things to decrease the many episodes, keep the body healthy and suppress Gout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Write that down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wrote and turned their little jotters, writing what they could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For starters, you already gave the patient Ibuprofen, which is an anti-inflammatory drug and pain reliever too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So next, we will begin by placing the Patient under Uric Acid Lowering Therapy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The drugs, diets, and treatment methods we use should suppress the gout attack, making the swells go away, returning his body to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We have to have it done, as leaving those there could permanently disfigure his body and destroy his joint surfaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weight loss is also a must for the patient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just for future cases, there’s a reason why men are more likely to get it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estrogen protects women from high levels of Uric acid, making them less likely to get gout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as women age and experience menopause, estrogen decreases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, their chances for gout increases.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wrote down a few key words and circled them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they didn’t have time to write every sentence word for word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They perked up their ears, clinging to Landon’s every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Mason was pleased with the short lecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gout does seem to be treatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, the Patient specifically said he didn’t want to get treated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as per medical law, patients have the right to refuse medical treatments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, a doctor can advise a patient and recommend a pain killer for a toothache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s the patient’s right to either follow through or take on the pain without taking the medication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one is plagued with an illness that needs a medical operation, they ache\u002Fshe has the right to turn it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right to refuse treatment goes hand in hand with the patient consent forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the only times when a doctor can treat illness without the patient’s consent... is if they had a brain injury, mental illness or are a considerable threat to the community by their refusal for treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accidentally stabbing someone in their sleep or doing anything else that endangers another person’s life at risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this case, the patient is sound of mind and can refuse treatment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landon stood up and placed his pen back in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everyone stood up and followed him too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmhm. Doctors Mason is correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this case, the patient can turn down our suggestions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are four goals of all medical treatments that we doctors tackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be either Prevent, Cure, manage or put the patient under palliative care (specialized medical care for serious illnesses)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We can only do our best to tell the patient all the side effects and dangers of gout, hoping that the patient chooses to undergo therapy and treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, if he still refuses and only wants to ease the pain, then Ibuprofen alone should do the trick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever happens to him in the near future would be caused by his own hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one makes their bed, so shall they lie on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1176,"2026-06-03T07:55:33.680Z","2026-06-03T07:55:40.493Z",1,"novelbin.me","da4892874cee6bfb6ee2865434ae8d2ba17f726819c302ee4dcf69b85962bd53","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-950","i-m-the-king-of-technology-chapter-948",1977,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-king-of-technology-cover.jpg"]